"Here, Sweetlips!" -- Presidential pets B. O. (Before Obama)

NOTE: Before reading this article, you may enjoy watching AARP TV's three-minute YouTube video, "Presidential Pets" at  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d2GvRoEmXA . Speculation about the Obama family's...

Looking to the Future: Obama Resigns from United States Senate

In an open letter published in newspapers across President-elect Barack Obama's home state of Illinois, Obama thanks Illinois residents as he resigns from the United States Senate, effective today."Obama wrote about...

Sarah Palin says Republican Party must return to its Core Values

Sarah Palin, former vice presidential nominee and Alaska Gov. speaking to the annual meeting of the republican governors association, said her defeated party must return to core values for instance limited government...

Bush Says He Regrets Use of Iraq `Mission Accomplished' Banner

"Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush said he regrets the display of the ``Mission Accomplished'' sign as backdrop for a speech he gave about a month after the March 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. ``To...

No Time for Laurels; Now the Hard Part

"No Time for Laurels; Now the Hard Part Sign In to E-Mail or Save This Print Reprints ShareLinkedinDiggFacebookMixxYahoo! BuzzPermalink By PETER BAKER Published: November 4, 2008 ...

The Ringmaster

This season is the last as ringmaster for Paul Binder.   "  Paul Binder, the 66-year-old founder, artistic director and ringmaster of the Big Apple Circus, will be stepping away from the tanbark next...

Lincoln pennies to commemorate "Honest Abe's" 200th birthday

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, will be honored in 2009 with a series of new pennies depicting his life and rise to the presidency.  The new designs for the Lincoln series pennies were...

Man Sues God, Unsuccessfully

"LINCOLN, Nebraska ― A judge has thrown out a Nebraska legislator’s lawsuit against God, saying the Almighty wasn’t properly served due to his unlisted home address. State Sen. Ernie Chambers filed the lawsuit...

Renewed Interest in the Gettysburg Address Prompts The Question: Why is it a ...

Cornell University's "New Student Reading Project" requires Garry Wills' book, "Lincoln at Gettysburg," to be read this year, with this justification:"Lincoln at Gettysburg invites readers to reflect on the ideals that should shape America’s national purpose and allows them...

US Senator arrested for corruption exposes Lincoln Díaz-Balart

" MIAMI, October 7.— Puerto Rican Senator Jorge de Castro Font, arrested on October 2 by the FBI for corruption, has affirmed that he made a special visit to Florida in 2004 to deliver "a few little checks" of...

Teen Driver Profile for New Fords

Vehicles can have multiple fuel-consumption profiles, but this is the first I've heard of an overall operational profile. Ford will be rolling out a feature called MyKey, which allows the different keys to force different functionality when driving, geared toward encouraging...

Site shines light on McCain's involvement in current financial crisis

A website that has been set up to illustrate John McCain's involvement in the S&L crisis has been getting a lot of attention lately.  It's worth a watch."The current economic crisis demands that we...

New case of bird flu reported in S.Korea

 Bird flu is again knocking at the door of east asia,H5N1, is a subtype of the Influenza A virus which can cause illness in humans and many other animal species. A bird-adapted strain of H5N1, called HPAI...

Bollywood's "Hari Puttar" wins lawsuit

" India's Hari Puttar is set to hit cinema screens this week after an Indian court rejected a Warner Bros. suit claiming the name was too close to its Harry Potter series. The court in its ruling Monday said people...

America's Worst Counterfeiter Creates Fake $100 Bills With Picture of Abe Lin...

P. Diddy once said that "It's All About the Benjamins", but for one Memphis man it's all about the Lincolns. James Rhyne tried to pay for a meal using a counterfeit $100 bill featuring a portrait of Abraham Lincoln...

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